When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, November 4
Then Thursday, November 5. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone — but nearby blocks are, so a guest can still cross the line into one.
Cameras nearby?
1
8134 S Yates Blvd (6 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7800 S Phillips Ave alone took 312 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,578 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 7800 S Phillips Ave — 312, 9 min walk NW
- 7800 S Kingston Ave — 266, 8 min walk N
- 7900 S Kingston Ave — 247, 6 min walk N
- 2500 E 78th St — 171, 10 min walk N
- 7900 S Marquette Ave — 156, 6 min walk N
Permit zones195 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 8200 S Commercial Ave — 119, 10 min walk E
- 8400 S Phillips Ave — 76, 8 min walk SW
Plate checks2,713 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 8100 S Essex Ave — 210, 3 min walk W
- 7800 S Saginaw Ave — 201, 8 min walk N
- 8100 S Colfax Ave — 160, 1 min walk NW
- 8000 S Phillips Ave — 136, 6 min walk NW
- 8000 S Kingston Ave — 130, 3 min walk NW
Metered blocks2,721 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 7800 S Essex Ave — 1,002, 8 min walk NW
- 7900 S Essex Ave — 669, 7 min walk NW
- 7800 S Colfax Ave — 323, 8 min walk N
- 7900 S Phillips Ave — 297, 7 min walk NW
- 2500 E 79th St — 245, 7 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 7, section 10. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr27Mon
Apr28Tue
Jun30Tue
Jul1Wed
Sep1Tue
Sep2Wed
Nov4Wed
Nov5Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, November 4.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras1 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
✓City sticker & platesA missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
✓The tickets you still getContested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
✓What it costsThe average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.